Inner Motion Music

Drum Lab: Ep. 2 - The Unison Shuffle Exercise

Developing the non-dominant hand is one challenge every drummer must contend with. In episode 2 of The Drum Lab, I introduce a concept that I've used to help me develop facility in my left hand. The idea takes advantage of a neuromuscular "hack" (for lack of a better term) that was shared with me by a visual artist many years ago. After discussing the concept, I offer an exercise to employ it in a musical context.

The Drum Lab is weekly series in which I share short drum lessons which deal with different aspects of drumming and musicianship. Regardless of whether you are a beginner or an experienced professional, the aim of the series is to help you develop your own skills, knowledge, and creativity.

Video: https://youtu.be/SCdeBaKx17U

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18 hours ago | [YT] | 2

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BIG CHANNEL NEWS! HUGE! hUGE CHANNEL UPDATE AND NEWS!

Actually, most of you probably will not care about this, but it's important to me.

Beginning on Monday (October 11th, 2026), I'll be launching a new series on the channel, which I'm calling "Drum Lab." As crazy as it is to think about, I've been playing and practicing drums for over 30 years (and teaching for 25). Drumming is the core of my musical being. Since I'm also very passionate about teaching, it was always my intention to offer educational content about drumming on this channel, and I'm excited to announce that now is that time.

The Drum Lab series will consist of short mini-lessons, each dealing with a different aspect of drumming and/or musicianship. Some episodes may build off of prior ones, but each one can serve as a stand alone lesson. This series is intended for anyone pursuing the art of drumming, who may be looking for inspiration, ideas, and new perspectives. There won't be much flashy editing. Just enough for me to get the point across. It's really about giving away the best information I can to whomever wants it.

The first 6 or 7 episodes were filmed back in January of 2025, at a time when I was very new to (and uncomfortable) being on camera. I intended to film 20 episodes or so before I started posting, but after sitting idle for nearly 2 years, I decided I should just start posting them. It's far too important to me not to share. That said, the first few episodes have a relatively slow pace. But I'm hoping that I can soon find a stride, and a style to make them entertaining in addition to being educational.

I plan to publish episodes weekly, and hope to continue the series as long as humanly possible. Since I usually post my actual music on the weekends, I chose Monday in hopes of curating the schedule a bit, since most of my current audience won't be interested in them. But, if you're a drummer, I'd love for you to check it out. And if you're not, please consider telling a friend who is!

Thank you for the continued support.

1 week ago | [YT] | 53

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I hate so many things about this patch.

1 week ago | [YT] | 14

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I picked up a Kawai K4 synthesizer this week. I have some fun plans for it, and it’ll be featured on an upcoming VGM cover. I like the idea of using synths that came out the same year as the game. This one is from 1989, so I guess thats a hint.

I’m still early in the process of learning about this synth so it’ll be a few weeks before it’s done, but there will be a different cover out this weekend!

And sorry about the feet.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 15

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I just learned that Castlevania turned 40 today. If you’re feeling celebratory, here’s a link to my cover of “Vampire Killer”

https://youtu.be/1ee28bLplDY

Happy birthday to the Belmont and Tepes clans, as well as all the ghosts, goblins, and ghouls who have kept me coming back again and again for all these years

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 5

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A question for people who watch YouTube Shorts…

How do you feel about watching shorts made from repurposed long form videos?

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 3

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Tomorrow, I'll be posting episode 3 of my series "The Mix Down", which shares my process for music production. I'm not really sure what kind of thumbnails to make for the series, and since people seem to like polls, I thought maybe we'd have a little fun...

The video is demonstrating how I made my most recent Final Fantasy synth cover, so option 1 would be the straight forward approach. Options 2 and 3 are snapshots of frames from the actual video. One is split screen of me and a plate of indian food (highly relevant to music production), and the other is... just something that happened.

Don't think! Just pick one! Go!

1 month ago | [YT] | 15

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When I began making tutorial style videos, I made a conscious decision to avoid using jump cuts and make segments from single, continuous takes; leaving in little mistakes, “uh’s”, “um’s”, etc…

I think that this makes things feel more realistic, authentic, and less YouTube-y. But I don’t know much it ultimately matters to someone watching. So… which do you prefer?

(sorry, I had to repost because I couldn't edit the original post and add a 3rd option).

1 month ago | [YT] | 8

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Me today 💀

1 month ago | [YT] | 55

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YouTube recently announced that starting February 1st of 2027, it's doubling the watch time requirement to join the Partner Program from 4000 watch hours to 8000. My channel has been sitting around 2000 for most of this year...

(TL;DR: I'm trying to reach 4000 watch hours by the end of 2026, and am querying the collective consciousness for video ideas)
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This post is not a plea for anyone to watch more of my videos. While the support you've all given (and continue to give) over the years means more than I can put into words, the reality of the situation is that it's up to me to make things that people want to watch.

What this post *is* intended to do, is to serve as public affirmation to myself that, for many reasons, I'd really like to get the channel monetized before the end of 2026. I don't know if I'll be able to do it, but it's something I'm going to strive for. All that said, there is one way I will ask for your help...

The types of videos I've made so far (mostly VGM covers and tutorials) are very labor intensive and I simply can't put out the volume (without sacrificing quality) that's needed to boost my impressions enough to accumulate the watch time I need. Therefore, I'm searching for ideas of other things I could make.

So my question is: What types of videos do you enjoy watching and/or find interesting?
It could be on any topic or subject. I'm mostly looking for video format ideas that I may be able to apply to the context of music/musicianship, etc.

The idea behind this channel is that as a lifelong, career musician, this was meant to be a place to share my musical oeuvre, passion, and hopefully educate and inspire others on their own creative journeys. So that will remain the vision, but I'm thinking about ways that I may be able to diversify my offerings. If you have any ideas whatsoever, please share them!

As always, thanks for being here and supporting my work :)

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